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HR 3888 113th Congress House

New Chance for a New Start in Life Act of 2014

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs to assist … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs to assist long-term unemployed job hunters obtain the skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy.

Introduced: February 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Child care and developmentEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment and training programs
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Health care coverage and accessIndian social and development programsMinority employmentUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical educationWages and earnings
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 15, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 15, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H452-453)
Jan 15, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 15, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New Chance for a New Start in Life Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, subject to the availability of appropriations, to make grants to state and local governments and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs to assist long-term unemployed persons obtain the skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in sectors of the economy projected to have the highest rates of demand during the period 2012 through 2022.

Prescribes certain grant condition and use requirements.

Declares that an individual receiving services or compensation funded by a grant under this Act shall not be cause for any reduction in the amount of unemployment compensation that individual is otherwise due.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 10, 2014
Fudge, Marcia
· Feb 10, 2014
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 10, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 10, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 15, 2014
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jan 15, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 15, 2014
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 15, 2014
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jan 15, 2014
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Jan 15, 2014
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 15, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3888: New Chance for a New Start in Life Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3888/
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"H.R. 3888: New Chance for a New Start in Life Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3888/.
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